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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Acceptance Rate

60.2%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$59,070

Undergrad Enrollment

5,344

Applicants

11,809

Yield Rate

19.7%

Student:Faculty

13:1

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What you pay

$43,071/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $172,284 over four years.

What grads earn

$97,308/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$92,011 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

92% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

68%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$24,018
$30–48k$24,452
$48–75k$32,350
$75–110k$37,753
Over $110k$49,716

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

88%

Completion · all

88%

Completion · Pell

80%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

92%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,809
Admitted
6,90858.5%
Enrolled
1,36020% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape11

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation62% / 38%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball37Basketball18Football106Rowing48Soccer30Swimming37Track & Field106Wrestling33

Women's

Basketball18Field Hockey20Rowing46Soccer27Softball19Swimming25Track & Field83Volleyball15
Research Activity
FY 2024
$72Mtotal R&D expenditure#208 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Science231 grads
Mechanical Engineering211 grads
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering110 grads
Electrical and Electronics Engineering88 grads
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering77 grads
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering74 grads
Chemical Engineering57 grads
30.700144 grads
Civil Engineering, General42 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General41 grads

4yr Grad Rate

81%

6yr Grad Rate

87%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$103,470